Cement News tagged: International
Cimpor to restructure South African subsidiary
Cimpor announced in a regulatory filing on December 28, 2006 that its South African subsidiary Natal Portland Cement Company
Peru Indecopi imposes tariff on Cemex white
The Peruvian institute Indecopi announced on December 28, 2006, the introduction of a new temporary tariff on the imports
Cement prices likely to harden on rising demand
Indian cement prices are on the rise due to a tight demand-supply mismatch despite massive investments going into capacity build-up
Asia Cement to boost output in China
Asia Cement Corp, Taiwan’s second-largest producer of cement, recently announced it would set aside US$11.36 million to expand production
Regional Leader’s relative jailed for cement murders
Ali Kaitov, the son-in-law of the president of the republic of Karachayevo-Cherkessia, was sentenced Wednesday to 17 years in prison
Cement takeover now looks unlikely
CRH’s protracted battle to take over Spanish cement maker Uniland appears to be doomed after a Barcelona court rejected
Mugher Cement increases cement price
Ethiopia’s largest cement manufacturer, Mugher Cement Enterprise, has decided on Friday, December 22, 2006, to increase its wholesa
Luks licensed to expand cement plant
Provincial authorities granted Taiwan Luks Cement a license to invest an additional US$72.7 million to raise output capacity at their faci
Argentine Minetti to invest US$150m
Argentine cement-maker Minetti, located in Cordoba, central Argentina, will invest US$150m between 2006 and 2010, the
Jaypee Cement lines up expansion
After the Rs 459-crore acquisition of UP State Cement, Jaypee Cement is now looking at an aggressive expansion through the
Booming economy drifting into dangerous waters
In Turkish Cyprus, per capita income has risen from USUS$5,000 to $11,000 in just two years thanks to a boom in the construction industry. Growth has averaged 12 percent but there is no way that such
Slow growth in Thailand
The Thai cement industry expects growth of only 1 or 2 per cent next year following delays to the new mega-projects, along with signs of only slight growth in new residential projects.
Holcim PR machine on the attack
Employees of Holcim France, the French arm of the Swiss cement supplier Holcim, demonstrated in Lille last week against plans by Nord
Three Gorges Area sees new cement line
A 2Mta dry-process cement production line technology upgrading project, the second phase of Kehua Company’s cement project
Costly raw materials in Qatar
Prices of building materials in Qatar which spiked due to the frenzied bout of construction work prior to the Asian Games have yet to cool,
Chile cement sales up 3.5 per cent
Cement sales in Chile during the first 11 months of the year reached 3.78Mt, up 3.5% on the same period 2005, local press reported.